COOKIE NOTICE

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your device when you visit websites. Upon subsequent visits, these cookies are sent back to the website or another webpage recognizing that particular cookie. Cookies serve various purposes, such as making the website function or perform more efficiently, and providing information to the website owners. This information helps deliver a personalized and responsive service. Cookies can be either first-party cookies directly set by us on your device or third-party cookies set by a third-party provider on our behalf. When using this system, information may be collected through cookies and similar technologies like web beacons, tags, scripts, and local storage.

Note: This Cookie Notice is an integral part of the Privacy Statement. For additional details about us and how we handle personal information, please refer to our Privacy Statement.

Cookies we use and why

This system utilizes cookies and web beacons categorized as follows:

  • Strictly Necessary: Essential for system functionality, these cannot be turned off in our systems. They respond to your actions, such as requesting services by authenticating into the system or managing your session.
  • Analytics and Performance: Necessary for measuring audience and usage statistics, including content consumption. These cookies provide crucial usage information for internal analytics, helping us monitor and enhance system performance.
  • Preference or Functionality Cookies: Allow websites to remember users' site preferences and choices, excluding essential functional cookies.
  • Targeting or Advertising Cookies: Track users' online activity, creating user profiles for advertising purposes or tracking users across websites for similar marketing objectives.

To view a list of cookies used by the system, click the "Update your cookie preferences" button at the top of the page.

How long will cookies remain on my device?

The length of time cookies will stay on your device will depend on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. A persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiration date, unless deleted by you before the expiration date. A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of your web session, when the web browser is closed.

How can I manage cookies?

You have the flexibility to control cookies through different methods. However, it's important to note that removing or disabling specific cookies may affect your user experience, potentially rendering parts of this system less functional. To adjust your preferences for non-essential cookies, click on the “Manage cookie preferences” option located at the top of this Cookie Notice. Additionally, you may explore your browser settings to manage cookies, and detailed instructions on how to do this can be found at http://www.aboutcookies.org/.